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Mirror.co.uk
Toxic fruit and veg given free to millions of pupils as it's revealed harmful pesticides in 84% foods tested
Mirror.co.uk
A damning report by Pesticide Action Network UK, based on official Government figures, called on ministers “to do more to protect children from pesticides”. The 16-page dossier warned: “Children in England are being exposed to a cocktail of pesticide ...
Four in five pieces of fruit and veg given to kids at school have traces of harmful pesticidesThe Sun
Chemicals from 13 pesticides are discovered on fruit and vegetables handed out at school to millions of children ...Daily Mail

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Four in five pieces of fruit and veg given to kids at school have traces of harmful pesticides
The Sun
Campaigners from the pressure group Pesticide Action Network warn there has been little research into the health impact of this toxic mix. And they calculate the Department of Health could provide schools with organic equivalents for just 1 penny extra ...
Chemicals from 13 pesticides are discovered on fruit and vegetables handed out at school to millions of children ...Daily Mail

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Daily Mail
Chemicals from 13 pesticides are discovered on fruit and vegetables handed out at school to millions of children ...
Daily Mail
The problem was highlighted in analysis by the Pesticide Action Network (PAN UK) of the Government's testing on produce given out between 2005 and 2016. It identified 123 pesticides, including suspected endocrine disruptors which interfere with hormone ...
Toxic fruit and veg given free to millions of pupils as it's revealed harmful pesticides in 84% foods testedMirror.co.uk
Four in five pieces of fruit and veg given to kids at school have traces of harmful pesticidesThe Sun

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TheReporter.Com
UC Davis hosts free bee program for students
Daily Democrat
... to participate in a free interactive lesson on bees and honey, led by the American Beekeeping Federation's “Kids and Bees” program director Sarah Red-Laird, from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, UC Davis campus.
UC Davis to hold major bee conference this weekTheReporter.Com

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UC Davis hosts free bee program for students
Daily Democrat
... to participate in a free interactive lesson on bees and honey, led by the American Beekeeping Federation's “Kids and Bees” program director Sarah Red-Laird, from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, UC Davis campus.

Patch.com
10 UC Davis Faculty, Staff To Speak At Western Apicultural Society Conference
Patch.com
... of nosema and varroa infestations; Brian Johnson will explain how to prepare honey bees for the molecular study of Africanized honey bees; and program representative Christine Casey of the department's bee garden, the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, ...

EURACTIV
The Brief: A 'plan B' for the grand bargain
EURACTIV
Written by Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe's Martin Dermine. Glyphosate is next on the list of controversial chemicals, as research suggests it may be carcinogenic. But French conservation farmers say that a ban would force them to till the soil ...

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EURACTIV
The Brief: A “plan B” for the grand bargain
EURACTIV
Written by Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe's Martin Dermine. Glyphosate is next on the list of controversial chemicals, as research suggests it may be carcinogenic. But French conservation farmers say that a ban would force them to till the soil ...

EURACTIV
Fipronil crisis: Why should we keep on using these toxic substances?
EURACTIV
Martin Dermine is a veterinarian, beekeeper and project coordinator at Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe. But this is not the first scandal linked to Fipronil. This insecticide was made famous, together with the no-less-famous neonicotinoids ...

Mongabay.com
Philippine palm oil plan 'equals corruption and land-grabbing,' critics say
Mongabay.com
The Pesticide Action Network includes paraquat on its list of highly hazardous chemicals, linking it to health problems like skin cancer, Parkinson's Disease and respiratory and kidney failure. Victor Sanugan, a farmer in Kalabugao, Bukidnon, voiced ...

Progressive.org
Rural Minnesotans: 'No Pesticides on Those Fries'
Progressive.org
Toxic Taters allies Pesticide Action Network and Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha in a joint action at a Minneapolis McDonald's last year. Norma Smith drinks only bottled water. It's not her preference, but it's become a necessity. After potato ...

Aristocrat activist leads day of action to 'round up the Roundup'
The Ecologist
This is in line with a global trend, with restrictions on glyphosate introduced in ten countries in Europe, eight out of ten Canadian provinces, multiple US states and cities, Sri Lanka and Colombia, according to Pesticide Action Network UK ...

Modern Farmer
California Tightens Restrictions on Controversial Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
Modern Farmer
But on the other side of the debate, activist groups like the Pesticide Action Network believe listing under Prop 65 is not nearly a strong enough gesture. Chlorpyrifos is understood, says PAN, to be exceedingly dangerous to humans and the environment ...

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Youth Radio
South Asian and Queer: Intersectional Identities
Youth Radio
... I began to take more interest. Activist Devika Ghai has a similar identities as a queer person, a woman, a South Asian, and an immigrant. I spoke with her about her intersectional identities from Minnesota where she works with the Pesticide Action ...